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Security breaches hit 84% of surveyed companies Print E-mail
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Source: Information Communication Technology - Posted by Efren J. Belizario   
Security CA has announced a security survey of 642 large North American organisations which shows that more than 84% experienced a security incident over the past 12 months, and that the number of breaches continues to rise.

According to the findings, security breaches have increased by 17% since 2003. As a result, 54% of organisations reported lost workforce productivity; 25% reported public embarrassment, loss of trust/confidence and damage to reputation; and 20% reported losses in revenue, customers or other tangible assets. Of the organisations which experienced a security breach, 38% suffered an internal breach of security.

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